Must love Tacos!

MUST LOVE TACOS

In Mexico, tacos are simply a wrapper, usually corn but sometimes a flour tortilla, wrapped around small bits of food, often meats, topped with fresh onion, cilantro and a little sauce. In the U.S. a taco is more likely a u-shaped corn tortilla (sometimes pre-baked) filled with ground meat, lettuce, cheese, topped with some sort of sauce. No matter how you define this dish, tacos have made their way into main stream American cuisine.

Historically the taco is as old as the tortilla which dates back to the Aztecs.  The name "taco" was the Mexican-Spanish term that translates literally to "plug or wadding".  Although the actual definition of the culinary term is unknown it is thought the reference is to a rolled tortilla being filled or plugged with food. It is popularly believed that taco came from the word ataco or atacar, which means stuff--and stuff they have."

I grew alot of love for the  "American" style beef tacos, when they hand fried the tortillas in a frying pan in about a 1/4" of oil. Drained them on paper towels. Pan fried ground beef with garlic and a little salt and pepper.  The standard condiments were

Shredded lettuce
Chopped, fresh tomatoes
Chopped yellow onion
Grated sharp cheddar cheese
Victoria's hot taco sauce

Taco tongs, taco holders, tortilla baskets among other tools are used in making a great taco. Apart from beef, tacos can also be made with fish, chicken, tacos vegetarianos and tequila lime chicken. 

Fun Fact about Tacos!
The world's record for eating the most tacos (130) in 10 minutes is held by Takeru Kobayashi at Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge on September 1, 2014

So whether you're in your home country or country of residence, eat some tacos ( for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack).